This Week in Ontario Video Games & XR – February 22, 2025
Everything happening in the Ontario video games industry this week courtesy of Interactive Ontario and CONTINUE!
New Game Alert: Game Pill’s Hangry is a Snack n’ Slash Adventure
Explore the galaxy, hunt monstrous prey, and — most importantly — eat in Hangry! This action-packed RPG from Toronto’s Game Pill follows a beastly mercenary on a mission to satisfy an insatiable hunger, tracking down dangerous creatures to serve up at an underworld diner. With mouthwatering hunting grounds and a city full of secrets, every meal is a new adventure. Stay tuned — Hangry is coming soon!
Learn more about Hangry here
Game Studios: Level Up with Interactive Ontario
Ontario indie developers and studios take note: Interactive Ontario, the not-for-profit trade association formed by and for the interactive digital media industry in the province, is now accepting new members! Plus, don’t miss the ISB: Game Business Masterclass with Jason Della Rocca on February 26th, covering essential topics like funding models, pitching, and more. Members get the biggest discount, so now’s the perfect time to join and boost your game development knowledge.
Discover all that Interactive Ontario offers to member studios and developers here
Warframe Hype & TennoCon Sellout: What’s Next for Fans?
Big news for Warframe players — Techrot Encore, the highly anticipated follow-up to Warframe: 1999, arrives this March! With it comes the Technocyte Coda, a fearsome new Infested Adversary, plus four new Protoframes to master. Meanwhile, Warframe’s annual fan event TennoCon – which brings thousands of fans from around the world to London, Ontario every year – sold out in just 30 minutes!
More details can be found here, Tenno.
ICYMI: The Canadian Game Awards!
Just in case you need a recap, the made-in-Canada hits Balatro and Dragon Age: The Veilguard took home top honours at this year’s Canadian Game Awards. Meanwhile, Star Wars Outlaws – co-produced by Ontario’s Ubisoft Toronto – snagged the Best Performance award, with lead actor Humberly González earning well-deserved recognition for her role. It was a huge night for Canadian and global gaming — congrats to all the winners!
Missed the show? Watch the entire Canadian Game Awards broadcast here
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